Is It Munich Or Sarajevo The Crux Of Iraq Crisis
Joseph Al Washington argues this moment hinges on Iraq not Lebanon as Western action could avert a global shift. He warns failure risks a Moscow-backed collapse in the Middle East, with Munich and Sarajevo invoked to frame potential outcomes and the peril of a double standard.
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Joseph AL Washington
Iraq
Baghdad
Lebanon
Charles Malik
Beirut
Truman
Middle East
Malik’s
Shehab
Chamoun
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Gamel Abdel Nasser
London
Persian Gulf
Iran
Pakistan
Turkey
Western Alliance
Nasser
Kremlin
Munich
Sarajevo
Hungary
There Is Nothing Like a Dame And No Substitute for Venice
Leonard Venice notes the Piazza San Marco crowds and vacant bandstands as Bizet fills the square. He observes Venice's tourism, welcomes new café expansions, and comments on the Venice Biennial with mixed art critiques. He ends noting no city compares to Venice, while affirming there is nothing like a dame.
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Lyons
Venice
Ay Leonard
Florian
Piazza San Marco
Bizet
Carmen
Nettie Rosenstein
New York
Europe
Cal
Robert McCormick
Chicago
Royal Dantels
Excelsior Palace
Harry’s Bar
Cipriani
Venetian
Amsterdam
Xochimilcho
We must stand up for what we think is right
Opinion piece argues that US military intervention abroad risks war and questions the ethics of imposing American systems on other nations. It cites Eisenhower's Lebanon action, compares revolutions, and warns against stubborn nonrecognition of foreign leaders while urging realism about global threats.
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United States
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Roosevelts
Trumans
Eisenhowers
Russia
Greenland
Antarctica
Mexico
America
Budapest
Lawrence to Expand Roads with Four-Lane Highways
The State Highway Commission may widen Iowa Street to four lanes from University Drive to Twenty-Third and K-10 from the east city limits to the Kaw-Wakarusa flatlands. The plan aims to improve access for visitors and prospective residents, enhancing growth and progress in Lawrence.
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Mater
Lawrence
State Highway’ Commission
University
Ste
Free Enterprises Can Beat It Consistently
William H. Chamberlin argues against alarmist views of Soviet trade and aid. He asserts Soviet trade is small relative to Russia’s size, urges restraint on foreign aid, and promotes private enterprise as the driver of prosperity. He cautions that costly state intervention risks economic failure and overreliance on government schemes.
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William H. Chamberlin
Wall Street Journal
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
America
Sovie
Switzerland
Middle East
Latin America
Russia
Germany
Canada
United States
Defenders of Research Clash Over Coffee Study
Letter writers defend scientific curiosity against editors who labeled certain coffee cooling experiments as idiotic. They argue advances come from bold, observation-driven work and point to student efforts, prizes, and broader implications. A second note compares GOP prospects to a baseball game, predicting outcomes for local races.
Lawrence News Adds Patchwork Show And Court Riffs
Rain drenches Lawrence while legal and political skirmishes unfold. Supreme Court Justice Bill Smith targets T B Wilson amid paymaster claims. A Spooner Thayer patchwork quilt exhibit showcases local history. Families return from Colorado as school leaders bemoan outmoded methods. A 1918 wheat loss taps Douglas County’s farmers as guardsmen mobilize and a Negro draftee parade entertains 5000 spectators.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Supreme Court
Bill Smith
T. B. Wilson
Congress
Smith
Wilson
France
Douglas County
Spooner Thayer Museum
Worthie Horr
David
Colorado
Patsy Ruth Dillon
Jack Dillon
Baldwich
Franklin Findley
W.R. Findley
Bible Verse of the Day Declares Enduring Kingdom
A daily verse cites first Samuel 7 10 stating God will establish the throne of His kingdoms forever. The brief reflection emphasizes divine sovereignty and eternal oversight.
New City Library Book Display Highlights Classics
A New City Library catalog lists works from 1950s and 1960s, including New England childhood memoirs by Nancy Hale and Lorca poetry selections. It features Jurig, Fisher, McKearin, Wolfe, Huxley, White and Selby, with notes on themes from modern life to World War II and San Francisco history.
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New England
Nancy Hale
Yankee New England
Carl G. Jurig
Stanley Fisher
Helen and
George McKearin
Federico Garcia Lorca
Garcia Lorca
William Gibson
Annie Sullivan
Helen Keller
Keiti Frings
Thomas Wolfe
Aldous Huxley
Theodore H. White
China
John Selby
San Francisco
Best Sellers List Mix of Fiction and Nonfiction Titles
Publishers' Weekly current best sellers feature a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Notable works include Anatomy of a Murder, A Summer Place, The Winthrop Woman, The Greengage Summer, Inside Russia Today, Masters of Deceit, Don't Eat the Daisies, The Darnedest Things, Kids Say the Darnedest Things, and Dear Abby.
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Travel
Ferber
Winthrop
Seton
Wilson
Godden
Russia
Gunther
Hoover
Kerr
Linkletter
Abby
van Buren
World of 1958 Books and Plays Review Snippet
A catalog of 1958 literary titles spans Cuba to Norway. Gypsy Ballads by Garcia Lorca and Pegasus and Other Poems by C Day Lewis are noted, with translations and myths retold. Wouk Nature’s Way, Career by James Lee, Lost Plays of Eugene O Neill, Lindeman's Daughter, The Affair by Hans Koningsberger, Murder on My Street by Edwin Lanham, and The Old Blood by Edgar Mittelhozer are summarized as varied works from poetry to drama and novels.
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Garcia Lorca
Pegasus
C. Day Lewis
Herman Wouk
James Lee
Eugene O'Neill
Lindeman
Synnove Christensen
New ‘York
Long Island
Edgar Mit
Telholzer
British Guiana
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